FCSA welcomes SmartWork as newest Accredited Member
SmartWork has been awarded Accredited Membership of The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA) demonstrating that it fully complies with the trade body’s strict code of compliance. To qualify as an Accredited Member, a firm undergoes rigorous testing carried out by professionally qualified independent experts who are regulated accountants and solicitors with significant knowledge of…
Professional Bodies call upon UK plc to help gather evidence for Government
The CBI, CIPD, REC and FCSA are appealing for businesses to help them gather evidence on the impact that the removal of Travel & Subsistence tax relief for contractors and freelancers will have on UK plc and complete the following survey by January 29th: From April, the majority of freelance workers will no longer be…
We’re attending Recruitment Agency Expo London
The FCSA will kick-start its 2016 events programme by exhibiting at the Recruitment Agency Expo 2016 London. Now in its 5th year, the exhibition will take place on the 3rd and 4th February 2016 at the Olympia Central in London. Recruitment Agency Expo is a leading exhibition and conference for senior decision makers working within…
FCSA applauds Swinney’s SRIT decision
The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has welcomed Scotland’s decision to keep tax rates aligned with the rest of the UK. The trade body, whose members provide professional services that support the UK’s contractors and freelancers, is keen to see the UK economy remain united and stable as the flexible and mobile workforce works…
UK economy will suffer says FCSA as T&S cuts go ahead
The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA) – the UK’s leading independent trade body for umbrella employers and accountancy service providers supporting the flexible workforce – today expressed its disappointment that the Government has not listened to the widespread warnings issued by the industry and has pressed ahead with its plans to cut travel and…
FCSA welcomes FreeAgent as new business partner
Innovative cloud accounting company FreeAgent has become the latest business partner of the Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA), the UK’s leading trade association for professional employment services working to support the flexible workforce. FreeAgent, who provide a multi-award winning cloud accounting system specifically designed for freelancers, contractors and their accountants, has agreed the partnership…
FCSA react to Autumn Statement – double whammy for health sector
Julia Kermode, CEO of the FCSA said: “As usual the devil was in the detail of the Chancellor’s Spending Review today and it would appear that the Government will go ahead with its plans to abolish T&S tax relief from April 2016 for temporary workers engaged through an intermediary. This will apply to workers engaged…
House of Lords speech comes out in support of FCSA
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill has appealed to the Government to rethink its plans announced in the March 2015 Finance Bill and repeal Sections 289A that will prevent contractors and freelancers from claiming legitimate tax relief at source. The clause was added without consultation and enacted two days after the addition was made without notifying…
FCSA’s CEO to speak at Payroll World’s Client Payroll Autumn Conference
FCSA’s Chief Executive Julia Kermode has been invited to take part in a panel debate on the ongoing impact of the holiday pay ruling for employers and employees at Payroll World’s Client Payroll Autumn Conference on November 12th at The Tower Hotel in London. The subject of annual leave attracted close media attention following a…
FCSA outraged at Government’s hypocrisy to introduce new tax relief for councillors
The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has learned from Tuesday’s Public Bill Committee session on the Finance Bill 2015-16 that the Government is making moves to introduce a NEW tax relief for home to work travel for councillors. This comes on the back of the Government’s resolve to target freelancers and contractors with its…